Apparatus, System and Method to avoid the night-time of a driver

Abstract

An Optoelectronic apparatus, systems and methods to avoid the night-time dazzling of a driver's vision produced by the glare from the headlights of other vehicles. The disclosed embodiments include:(a) Intermittent lighting to illuminate the road, at least at times when glare should be avoided, as a substitute for the conventional continuous illumination produced by vehicle headlamps;(b) Synchronization of such intermittent illumination so that vehicles traveling in the same direction exhibit the same intermittent illumination phase and vehicles in opposite directions exhibit opposite intermittent illumination phases;(c) Protection of the driver(s) vision by preventing or attenuating at regular intervals of time the arrival of light into their eyes, including intermittent light pulses received from the already synchronized incoming vehicles;(d) Protection of the driver(s) vision by preventing or attenuating, at regular intervals of time, the arrival of reflected light, via rear-view mirrors, to their eyes, such protection including intermittent light pulses received from the already synchronized vehicles circulating in the same direction and behind said vehicle.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to co-pending U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 62 / 419,667 titled “Metodos y Sistemas para evitar el Problema del Encandilamiento Nocturno en Ruta”, filed on Nov. 9, 2016 and to application Ser. No. 62 / 442,096 titled “Metodos y Sistemas para evitar el Problema del Encandilamiento Nocturno en Ruta”, filed on Jan. 4, 2017 the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference in their entirety, and in each case have for which accurate English translations have been made available.PATENTS CITED[0002]The following documents and references are incorporated by reference in their entirety, Fleury (U.S. Pat. No. 9,079,532), Badewitz (U.S. Pat. No. 4,859,047), Stam (US Pat. Pub. No. 2003 / 0107323) and Wolff (U.S. Pat. No. 4,286,308).FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates in general to an apparatus, method and system to reduce night-time vehicle operation vision dazzling, and specif...

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Benefits of technology

The patent is about a device and method to prevent the bright light from headlamps of vehicles in front of or behind a driver's vehicle, which can make it hard to see and can cause dazzle. The device uses intermittent light pulses from synchronized vehicles to protect the driver's vision and reduce the impact of headlamps. Overall, the technical effect is to improve driving safety and comfort.

Problems solved by technology

As is well known, people driving vehicles on roads are subjected to greater stress at night, because the lack of natural light adds to the glare, dazzling or temporary blindness caused by the light coming from the headlamps of vehicles moving in both the same and opposite direction of travel.

In every encounter with another vehicle, the driver's field of vision is reduced significantly by that glare, causing insecurity in driving as well as fatigue, increasing the risk of accidents.

The problem of vision glare or dazzling has yet to be completely solved.

Solutions tested to date include those dependent on road infrastructure, e.g. expressway lanes separated by a living enclosure, which are costly both from the point of view of their implementation and maintenance, and are not feasible for all roads due to topographic, climatic, economic factors, and others.

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